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When the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was enacted in 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) focused its attention on chemical substances and chemical mixtures, while largely exempting the regulation of chemicals in “articles,” generally meaning finished products or manufactured goods. EPA’s more recent announcement of its intent to regulate chemicals in articles to a much greater extent has caught many in the regulated industries off guard and reflects a significant...

Chemical Watch presents “Product Sustainability Summit USA 2022,” with expert speakers exploring how business can benefit from a sustainable product strategy. The building blocks for a sustainable product strategy start with responsible sourcing and supply chain transparency. This then leads on to circular economies , including compliance with laws in chemicals in products that are being made circular. Lynn L. Bergeson, President, The Acta Group (Acta®), and Richard E. Engler,...

The International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference is open to both members and non-members of the IBA, with lawyers from over 130 jurisdictions and all parts of the legal profession attending, including lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel, human rights advocates, judges, bar leaders, regulators and government representatives. The IBA’s Agricultural Law Section, co-chaired by Lynn L. Bergeson, will present the Sustainability Focus session “Sustainable Investment In...

The Acta Group (Acta®) affiliate Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C®) was pleased to present “Food Safety Issues in the United States.” Thomas J. Dunn and Karin F. Baron discussed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the incremental progress that the law has achieved in assuring food safety.  In addition, the webinar included a look at the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, a 2020 initiative meant to enhance FSMA, and improve food safety outcomes by leveraging...

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance is more than an aspiration, and realizing it in real time is not easy. A well-designed ESG strategy can achieve meaningful improvements in corporate performance and provide real value to stakeholders through specific commitments to corporate responsibility. Any such approach, however, must be measurable, transparent, and accountable. Join experts from FTI Consulting, Christine DiBartolo and Ken Ditzel, and Lynn L....

Chemical Watch presents Regulatory Summit USA, focusing on the latest developments in global chemicals regulation, providing an in-depth focus on regulatory updates and practice from the US, Europe, Asia and around the world. Lynn L. Bergeson, President, The Acta Group (Acta®), will present....

Chemical Watch’s Regulatory Summit Europe brings together regulators, experts from industry and service providers to share their perspectives and understanding of European and global regulatory challenges. Lynn L. Bergeson, President, The Acta Group (Acta®) will present “Updates on TSCA” on September 27. ...

The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) 30th Fall Conference will look at rapidly emerging developments in environmental, energy, and resources law, including the novel approaches taken to bring solutions to climate change, sustainability, clean air, clean water, chemical management, environmental justice, and other transformative issues. Lynn L. Bergeson, President, The Acta Group (Acta®), will present during the “Periodic...

As Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards and Environmental Justice (EJ) concepts further extend the reach of federal review and enforcement over corporate policies, attorneys from a wider range of practice areas must become versed in areas of the law that were traditionally considered unique to “environmental law” practice. This Practising Law Institute program, Environmental Regulation in Practice 2022, will analyze current regulations including proposed amendments and...

Implementation of the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is very much a work in progress, and the US EPA’s regulatory actions require continuous monitoring. Staying on top of these changes is critically important, and training on current regulatory requirements is vital. During this “TSCA Fundamentals” training course, Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry with The Acta Group (Acta®), will provide in-depth training on the very latest TSCA regulatory and...